rugose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of leaves; ridged or wrinkled

WordNet

Ru*gose" adjective
Etymology
L. rugosus, r. ruga a wrinkle.
Definitions
  1. Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically (Bot.), having the veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the leaves of the sage and horehound.

Webster 1913